Professor of Law, University of Florida Levin College of Law Criminal Law, International Law, National Security Law, Transitional Justice, Human Rights Bio: https://www.zacharykaufman.com/biography/ Publications: http://tinyurl.com/bpaas2b7https://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3mkhxnzz2hk2zI am honored and thrilled to be elected to the Executive Council (governing body) of the American Society of International Law (ASIL). I will also continue to serve as Co-Chair of ASIL's Transitional Justice & Rule of Law Interest Group. @asilorg.bsky.social @uflaw.bsky.social27 Apr 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhxnzz2hk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3mgmp7qxuhk27Looking forward to speaking (about my research on "Genocide Upstanders") in #Melbourne, #Australia tomorrow @ 6:30 pm @ Melbourne Holocaust Museum (cosponsored by @monashuniversity.bsky.social). Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/genocide-upstanders #Genocide #Upstanders @uflaw.bsky.social09 Mar 2026 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmp7qxuhk27https://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3md3s6xfowk2wBen Ferencz was the last surviving #Nuremberg prosecutor until his death 3 years ago. On Feb. 4, @uflaw.bsky.social will host an event reflecting on his inspiring life and enormous contributions to justice. Speakers: Prof. Natalia Aleksiun, @profgsgordon.bsky.social, Prof. Jocelyn Kestenbaum & me.23 Jan 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3s6xfowk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3mbtosqnp6s2sMy piece to which Professor @edswaine.bsky.social kindly refers, "Give the Nobel Peace Prize Posthumously" (published by @foreignpolicy.com, is available for free download at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3048359. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jan 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbtosqnp6s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3m5ev66f7l22sLooking forward to welcoming @mikegordonesq.bsky.social to speak at the University of Florida Levin College of Law @uflaw.bsky.social this Thursday.11 Nov 2025 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ev66f7l22shttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3lwbzvqi2dc2fLegal Scholars and Practitioners: The Florida Journal of International Law (of which I am the faculty advisor) seeks submissions for its upcoming symposium on the law of defensive uses of force. Submissions are due by November 8. Please see below for more info and please share widely. Thank you!13 Aug 2025 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwbzvqi2dc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3lmtwiq7qwc2uI was honored to speak in #Brazil on April 7 at an official event to commemorate the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in #Rwanda. #Genocide #NeverAgain #Kwibuka #Kwibuka31 @ufresearch.bsky.social @uflaw.bsky.social15 Apr 2025 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmtwiq7qwc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3lik2anwm2c2nLooking forward to moderating this discussion today about prospects for #peace in the #MiddleEast. Featuring former senior negotiators Ambassador Dennis Ross & Ghaith al-Omari, both currently @washinstitute.bsky.social NOT recorded or livestreamed. #Israel #Palestine #Gaza @uflaw.bsky.social19 Feb 2025 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lik2anwm2c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3lhmclccgl22mI've done several interviews today about President Donald J. Trump's #ExecutiveOrder yesterday sanctioning the #InternationalCriminalCourt. #ICC #InternationalLaw #TransitionalJustice #Trump #TrumpAdministration #Israel #Gaza @uflaw.bsky.social07 Feb 2025 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhmclccgl22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3lhlmpkfd5c2cI was interviewed by the #BBC World Service's Newsday today about President Donald J. #Trump's executive order sanctioning the #InternationalCriminalCourt. #ICC #InternationalLaw #TransitionalJustice #TrumpAdministration #ExecutiveOrder #Israel #Gaza @uflaw.bsky.social07 Feb 2025 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhlmpkfd5c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3lgzxs5f42s23Today! @yalelawschool-yls.bsky.social @uflaw.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jan 2025 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgzxs5f42s23https://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3lgiflrmxmk2nI will speak at Yale Law School (@yalelawschool-yls.bsky.social) on Jan. 31 about my new research on "Recognizing Genocide Upstanders." The event is free and open to the Yale @yaleuniversity.bsky.social) community and lunch will be served. RSVP: https://law.yale.edu/yls-today/yale-law-school-events/zachary-d-kaufman-09-recognizing-genocide-upstanders. @uflaw.bsky.social24 Jan 2025 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgiflrmxmk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3lfayzjjmsk2vSpeaking twice at @theaals.bsky.social 2025 Annual Meeting: Today I will present my research / recommendations on #upstanders amid #genocide. Tomorrow I will present the Nelson Mandela Award for exceptional contributions to human rights to Prof. Claudio Grossman. #AALS2025 @uflaw.bsky.social08 Jan 2025 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfayzjjmsk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3lcsx625wmk2uLooking forward to speaking (remotely) @ North South University Department of Law in #Bangladesh this Tuesday about my new research on #genocide #upstanders. #InternationalLaw #TransitionalJustice #Justice #Accountability #Rescue #Hero #Heroes #Upstander #Bystander #Bystanders @uflaw.bsky.social08 Dec 2024 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcsx625wmk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3lckl26occk2h✨✨✨ 106 ✨✨✨ My grandfather, Shalom Coleman, turns 106 today!!! After an extraordinary--and extraordinarily long--life of service, he still lives at home alone, drives, cooks, cleans, teaches, lectures, hangs out with his friends, & keeps in close touch with his family!!! 🎁🎈🍾 HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! 🍾🎈🎁05 Dec 2024 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lckl26occk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3lciwhtje2s2bRe US v. #Skrmetti: Some commentators (e.g., @mjsdc.bsky.social) are arguing that conservative #SCOTUS justices are cherry picking citations to foreign laws and policies. They did the exact same thing in Obergefell v. Hodges (same-sex marriage case), as I argued in YJIL: https://ssrn.com/abstract=263890604 Dec 2024 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lciwhtje2s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3lbum5axe6c25Looking forward to speaking at this webinar on 12/3: "Rwanda’s Impact: Shaping Modern #Genocide #Law.” Registration: https://njsba.com/event/rwandas-impact-shaping-modern-genocide-law/ @uflaw.bsky.social #InternationalLaw #Rwanda #Kwibuka #Kwibuka3026 Nov 2024 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbum5axe6c25https://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3laurhousfs2mLooking forward to speaking at this conference twice tomorrow to: - Share my research & recommendations about #genocide #upstanders - Along with the Rwandan Minister of Justice / Attorney General, to commemorate and reflect upon the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in #Rwanda #TransitionalJustice14 Nov 2024 02:03 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3laurhousfs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3l2fc7tri7m2jLooking forward to speaking at this webinar on 10/18: " #Rwanda 's Impact: Shaping Modern #Genocide #Law." Registration: https://njsba.com/event/rwandas-impact-shaping-modern-genocide-law/.23 Aug 2024 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2fc7tri7m2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3kmigbuckl32rLooking forward to speaking at this webinar tomorrow about the UN's Impact on Global Law. Registration: https://njsba.com/event/united-nations-impact-on-global-law-navigating-justice/.28 Feb 2024 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3kmigbuckl32rhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3kiat7ajizl2vCongratulations to Professor Dinah Shelton! As Chair of the Association of American Law Schools International Human Rights Section, I am thrilled that we presented Professor Shelton with our Section's Nelson Mandela Award for exceptional contributions to international human rights. #AALS202405 Jan 2024 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3kiat7ajizl2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3ki3nesz5a326As Chair of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) International Human Rights Section, I'm excited about these events that our Section is sponsoring at the AALS annual meeting (#AALS2024) this week. I'm speaking on panels today, tomorrow, and Friday, and at the award ceremony tomorrow.03 Jan 2024 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ki3nesz5a326https://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3kfskfaiq322h🎉🎈🎂 !!! 105 !!! 🎂🎈🎉 My grandfather, Shalom Coleman, turned 105 today! After an amazing life of service, he still lives at home alone, drives, lectures, and writes books. I sadly wasn't able to make the festivities this year. Here's us in #Perth, #Australia toasting one of his recent birthdays.05 Dec 2023 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfskfaiq322hhttps://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3kfq2q63vhu27Thank you to Harvard Law School for hosting me to discuss my article, Police Policing Police (available for free download at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4119580). This article is the latest in my series of publications on #Bystanders and #Upstanders. #Police #PoliceBrutality #PoliceReform #GeorgeFloyd04 Dec 2023 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfq2q63vhu27https://bsky.app/profile/zacharykaufman.bsky.social/post/3kfnzersple2jHello everyone, especially fellow law professors! New to Bluesky. :)03 Dec 2023 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:lyts3v7ex5u7xsgm43ceiwdy/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfnzersple2j